Editing Triplane (section)

===The racing triplanes===
After [[World War I]], several examples of the [[Curtiss 18-T]] were used for racing. An 18T-2 nearly won the [[Curtiss Marine Trophy Race]] in 1922 (limited to U.S. Navy pilots), but [[Aviator|pilot]] Sandy Sanderson ran out of [[fuel]] just before the finish line.<ref>Berliner, Don. [http://www.airrace.com/ConciseHist.htm "A Concise History of Air Racing."] ''Society of Air Racing Historians,'' 9 January 2007. Retrieved: 13 January 2011.</ref>

In 1921 the "Cactus Kitten" racing triplane was created by modifying the "Texas Wildcat 2" biplane (which in turn was a modification of the monoplane "Texas Wildcat" monoplane), thus becoming the only design in history to have gone from monoplane to biplane to triplane configuration. Also referred to as the Curtiss-Cox racer, being designed and sponsored by Cox from Texas and  powered by a {{cvt|435|hp|kW}} Curtiss C-12 engine, the Cactus Kitten had a wingspan of {{cvt|20|ft|m|0}}. In the 1922 Pulitzer race it came 2nd behind a Curtiss biplane. In its triplane configuration it surpassed its monoplane and biplane antecedents in handling and speed and, for a brief period in 1922, the triplane was once again being noticed with the Kitten being touted as the world's fastest plane and being capable of surpassing 200 miles per hour. The same year it was donated to the Navy and used as a trainer for the 1922 Pulitzer race, fame having proven very fleeting.

In 1927 a [[Catron & Fisk CF-10]] twin-engined 22-seat airliner was modified with additional fuel tanks and updated engines and named the ''Pride of Los Angeles''. The intention was to enter the [[Dole Air race]], but an in-flight incident caused the aircraft to crash before the race started.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pacific air race|first=Robert H.|last=Scheppler|year=1988|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution Press]]|location=Washington, DC|isbn=978-0-87474-832-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|title=The Dole Derby |date=29 December 2003|author=Burl Burlingame}}</ref>